Damascus vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: November 06, 2023

	Damascus	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1451	$6487
🏠 One person rent	$215	$1539
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$2982
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.9	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.6	$3983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	37	99
🏙️ Population	2.5M	4.84M

The cost of living in Damascus is 78% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7666th and 452nd ($582 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Australia, respectively. Check Syria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7494th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Sydney

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	Damascus	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.26	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1770
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$1269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$3721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$2503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.7	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2018	$15552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1217	$9953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$142
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.98	$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$26.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.97	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.2	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$22
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.9	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$1930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1855	$17216

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$979
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1452
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1079
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$821
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1287
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$749
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1428
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1435
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$822
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$628
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1427
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1424
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1435
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1425
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1408
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1326
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1273
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1303
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1418
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1327
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1501
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1310
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1481
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1454
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$957
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$577
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1333
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$588
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1413
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1599
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1451
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1456
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1517
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1529
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$603
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$759
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1384
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$966
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1625

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1897
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$1950
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1751
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1592
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1524
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1755
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1508
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1662
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2321
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1524
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1739
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1661
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1361
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1453
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1569
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1391
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2345
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1672
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2079
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$1930
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1714
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1688
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1315
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1602
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1636
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1709
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1726
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1759
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2367
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1702
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1823
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1649
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2363
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1539
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1545
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1880
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1652
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1624
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1834